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Isaiah 42:18-22
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Isaiah 42:18-22
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Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(A)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(B) but my servant,(C)
and deaf like the messenger(D) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(E) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(F)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(G) of his righteousness
to make his law(H) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(I) and looted,
all of them trapped in pits(J)
or hidden away in prisons.(K)
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;(L)
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
Isaiah 42:18-22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Isaiah 42:18-22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 Listen, you who are deaf,
and you who are blind, look up and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant
or deaf like my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like my dedicated one
or blind like the servant of the Lord?(A)
20 He sees many things, but he does[a] not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.(B)
Israel’s Disobedience
21 The Lord was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness,
to magnify his teaching and make it glorious.(C)
22 But this is a people robbed and plundered;
all of them are trapped in holes
and hidden in prisons;
they have become a prey with no one to rescue,
a spoil with no one to say, “Restore!”(D)
Footnotes
- 42.20 Heb mss: MT You see many things but do
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